Fully 7,800 same-sex weddings were held in England and Wales in 2022, a record. In that year one in every 31 weddings was ...

As well as offering up the most popular names, the rankings put together by the Office for National Statistics also reveal ...

Here's who took the top spot last year for the most popular baby boy and girl names in the Westmorland and Furness area and England and Wales.

For girls, the most popular name was Olivia, with 136 newborns given the name. It was closely followed by Amelia, with 116, ...

According to new data from the Office for National Statistics, Bexley remains the cheapest London borough to rent in, with ...

More than 5,721 boys were given the specific spelling of Muhammad in 2024, a rise of 23 per cent on last year, according to ...

No parent decided to give their boy the same name as the PM last year. The results could serve as a potentially damning political litmus test of Sir Keir's popularity among new parents.

Two parts of Leicestershire are among the top 10 areas for population growth in England and Wales. New data have shown both are among the areas to see the biggest increases over the past 12 months.

Britain’s National Health Service is almost a tenth less productive than before the pandemic, official figures show, a performance that will renew concerns about value-for-money for the taxpayer amid ...

Olivia proved to be the most popular name for girls born in 2024, with 503 newborns named Olivia last year. Amelia, Lily, ...

The population of England and Wales is estimated to have jumped by more than 700,000 in the year to June 2024, the second ...

Muhammad has retained its position as the most popular baby boy name in England and Wales for the second consecutive year, according to the latest data ...